Abby Ostruzka, a former UConn standout, joined the Yale staff in
2005. A key part of the Huskies' No. 1-ranked defense in 2004, she
now works with the Bulldog defense. A sweeper and team captain at
UConn, Ostruzka earned NFHCA All-America status her senior year and
was selected for the NFHCA Division I North/South All-Star Game.
She was also a two-time STX/NFHCA Division I All-Mideast Region
All-America selection and was named ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-American as a senior. During Ostruzka's time at UConn, the
Huskies won four regular-season Big East titles and three Big East
tournament titles. They also made four NCAA tournament appearances,
advancing to the Elite Eight twice (2000 and 2003). Ostruzka served
as a coach for the Huskies in the spring of 2005. She has extensive
experience working camps, including the Connecticut Elite Field
Hockey Camp in Storrs. Ostruzka has a B.S. and an M.A. in education
from UConn. She was a four-time selection to the NFHCA National
Academic Squad and four-time selection to the Big East Academic
All-Star team. Ostruzka is originally from Riverside, Conn., and
attended Greenwich High.